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Onslow County highlights CTE expansion: middle‑school redesign, 9,390 credentials earned and Trades Day set for Feb. 28
Summary
District officials reviewed a midyear Career and Technical Education update that highlighted a middle‑school CTE redesign, credential gains (9,390 credentials earned in 2023–24), a near‑100% graduation metric for CTE concentrators and an upcoming Trades Day event on Feb. 28 at Coastal Carolina Community College.
District academic leaders told the Onslow County Board of Education they are expanding career and technical education (CTE) at the middle‑school level and celebrating student credential gains and program achievements.
Dr. Chris Barnes, the district’s chief academic officer, introduced a midyear CTE update and credited system leaders for focusing on industry‑recognized credentials. Mr. Lane, executive director for secondary schools and CTE, and coordinators Lenny Westmoreland and Ken Brown described a middle‑school CTE redesign that created nine one‑semester courses organized by career clusters (agriculture,…
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